Show or Sort:


Image
Image

Radiation Effects and Sources

What is radiation? What does radiation do to us? Where does radiation come from?

( Print: December 2016, PDF: September 2016 )

This publication is based on the major scientific reports of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) published in the last 25 years and aims to expand...

This publication is based on the major scientific reports of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) published in the last 25 years and aims to expand...


Image
Image

Biodegradable Plastics & Marine Litter

Misconceptions, Concerns and Impacts on Marine Environments

( Print: March 2017, PDF: January 2016 )

This report concludes that "the adoption of plastic products labelled as ‘biodegradable’ will not bring about a significant decrease either in the quantity of plastic entering the ocean or the risk of...

This report concludes that "the adoption of plastic products labelled as ‘biodegradable’ will not bring about a significant decrease either in the quantity of plastic entering the ocean or the risk of...


Image
Image

The Emissions Gap Report

Are the Copenhagen Accord Pledges Sufficient to Limit Global Warming to 2° C or 1.5° C?

Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: January 2010 )

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...


Image
Image

Bridging the Emissions Gap

A UNEP Synthesis Report

Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: September 2011 )

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...


Image
Image

The Emissions Gap Report 2012

A UNEP Synthesis Report

Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: May 2012 )

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...


Image
Image

The Emissions Gap Report 2014

A UNEP Synthesis Report

Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: March 2014 )

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...


Image
Image

The Emissions Gap Report 2015

A UNEP Synthesis Report

Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: July 2015 )

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...


Image
Image

The Emissions Gap Report 2016

A UNEP Synthesis Report

Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: April 2016 )

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...


Image
Image

The Emissions Gap Report 2017

A UN Environment Synthesis Report

Series: The Emissions Gap Report
( PDF: October 2017 )

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...

The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report assesses the latest scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the...


Image
Image

World Economic and Social Survey 2007

Development in an Ageing World - 60th Anniversary Edition, 1948-2007

Series: World Economic and Social Survey (WESS)
( Print: June 2007, PDF: June 2007 )

The World Economic and Social Survey 2007 analyses the challenges and opportunities associated with ageing populations and aims to facilitate discussions in furthering the Madrid International Plan of...

The World Economic and Social Survey 2007 analyses the challenges and opportunities associated with ageing populations and aims to facilitate discussions in furthering the Madrid International Plan of...